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Saturday, September 29, 2018
In the Reign of Harad IV
In the reign of Harad IV there lived at court a maker of miniatures, who was celebrated for the uncanny perfection of his work. Not only were the objects of his strenuous art pleasing to look at but the pleasure and astonishment increased as the observer, bending closer, saw that a passionate care had been lavished on the smallest and least visible details.
Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser
Cynthia Ozick reads Steven Millhauser's "In the Reign of Harad IV."
Saturday, September 22, 2018
EVOLUTION OF TEXT
EVOLUTION OF TEXT – Prior to printing, scribes copied books by hand, in laborious fashion. Drawings became pictographs,
Egyptians used reed brushes to write on papyrus pages quickly and cleanly. Phoenicians developed a
phonetically-based alphabet before the Romans. The Celts wrote runes on tiles
with thick tight set angled ascenders and descenders, a precursor of upper/
lowercase. Christianity pushed Bibles, often by force, but led to the development of
the illustrated manuscript. A jumble of bones that became Old English ended up on the shores of the
island. Oddly enough, it became a world language. Very few early written
fragments survived, mostly as short inscriptions. A Chinese inventor makes
movable type of earthenware around 1100 but there are no surviving examples. Gutenberg created his movable
type press, around 1400, imitating a writing style used by scribes of his day. The penmanship craze, tied to
social status, pushes the use of easily carved copperplates featuring
script-like letters influenced by elegant handwriting. Single sheets known as
incurables, a pamphlet recognized as the origin of the publication business,
were created in 1501 using wood block stamps. Editor Edward Cave coined the
term ‘magazine’ as a word for periodicals in 1731, with Gentleman's Magazine. Penguin paperbacks are a new
idea, cheaper than hardbacks, ushering in the dawn of the modern paperback in
the 30s. American children still learn both cursive and printed handwriting styles
in the 70s. As early as the 80s, online newspapers like The Columbus Dispatch
were being read on CompuServe computers. Grocery store aisles across the country stock cheap plentiful tabloids and
women’s print magazines, peaking in the 80s and 90s. Print books/ newspapers/
magazines first became available on stationary desk top computers, and later
downloaded to increasingly portable devices. Every version of e-books are
formatted exactly like paperback novels. Desktop to laptop to e-reader to kindle to smartphone to audiobook. Listening to audiobooks on
long commutes becomes a new user experience for an old concept. In the future, people will
wear smart glasses and smart watches to take audio/ books everywhere. Might it become too much of a
good thing? We will see what happens next, in the evolution of text.
https://www.chadschimke.com/2022/02/evolution-of-exploration.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/02/evolution-of-sound.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2018/09/the-evolution-of-text.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/09/evolution-of-images.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/08/the-evolution-of-flight.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/04/evolution-of-computing.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/02/evolution-of-sound.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2018/09/the-evolution-of-text.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/09/evolution-of-images.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/08/the-evolution-of-flight.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2017/04/evolution-of-computing.html
Sunday, September 16, 2018
ROUTE 66
ROUTE 66 - Travel
through the desert, from the gulf of Texas to the mighty Pacific. Route 66
isn’t a place, it’s a mindset. Few seem to grasp the real America began before
the settlement of Acoma pueblo or Chaco Canyon. Far before any Pilgrims. The
road used for commerce currently was once a footpath, and later a horsepath. In
my own journey, travel east and south came first, seeming contradictory, but
that’s how it unfolded. Close my eyes and drive by Grants down 66 and meander
down Central Avenue. The murky version of the past stored in my mind, frozen in
time from the day I left, doesn’t reconcile with the 2018 version. It’s how I
remembered what happened. That version, the one I’m used to, not how things are
right now. Past Central Avenue. No more Wagon Wheel hotel or Weinerschnitzel
next to The Pussycat. From the heights with Foxes on one end, almost to Nine Mile Hill, the women’s social club. I got in with my
work friend, she drove me there in her 280z. The day in high school when I drove the open road
and listened to the space shuttle explode live on the radio. I found signposts along the way. The
club in Nob Hill where I could never quite make it. Stop trying to run away,
everyone said. Many many times. Go west, young man, the road said. Every young
man looks down a long road and wonders, could I make it there? I did that and
the road is a place that lives inside my mind. Ocean Beach, no it’s not Lands’
End. But I see the ocean every day in San Francisco. Sometimes I imagine taking the 580 to the 5 to I40 back. But the old 66 of my mind isn't there. I long for a full gas tank and the open road since Route 66 never
leaves my mind.
Saturday, September 1, 2018
THE CONJURING FRANCHISE
THE CONJURING FRANCHISE -
The Nun, 5th film in the Conjuring franchise, features a screenplay by Gary
Dauberman from a Wan/ Dauberman treatment based on source material. You will
certainly recognize the name James Wan, creator of the Insidious and Saw franchises.
So far this series has included The Conjuring (2013), Anabelle (2014),
Annabelle: Creation (2017), The Conjuring: Enfield Case (2016) and The Nun
(2018). The Crooked Man, another spinoff character tracing back to source
material is currently in production.
Starring as the nun will be Taissa Farmiga, sister of the original
Conjuring star Vera Farmiga. Catch the film in theaters on September 7, 2018.
The Conjuring 2013
Anabelle 2014
Annabelle:
Creation 2017
The Conjuring: Enfield Case 2016
The Nun 2018
Saturday, August 18, 2018
Sunday, August 12, 2018
90s HORROR MOVIES
90s HORROR MOVIES - Those of you of who are regular visitors to my blog know
originality prevails, when it comes to gauging quality movies. I developed this list based on (mostly) original concepts,
excluding franchises/ re-makes. The decade is all over the place with scifi, comedy,
gothic, dramatic, and crime thriller elements. I believe the constraints of horror conventions are being
shed in this decade, compared to the 80s. And even further in the aughts. By the end of the decade, CGI begins to take up a larger
visual footprint. Used sparingly, the impact of computer generated elements
are undoubtedly mind-blowing. Terminator 2 makes the cut for that reason, plus
military horror. Conversely, it can be ruinous. Stories which previously would not have been made into
films, are now being made, and celebrated. The limits fall away and imagination takes flight. Unfortunately, there were numerous unnecessary franchises/
re-makes that overstayed their welcome. But on the bright side, the aughts are coming up next!
https://www.chadschimke.com/2015/12/80s-horror-movies.html
https://www.chadschimke.com/2021/10/oos-horror-movies.html
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